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2020 NBA Teen Press Conference: Personal Significance and Writing as Activism
Presented virtually on Monday, November 16, the annual Teen Press Conference, held two days before the 2020 National Book Awards ceremony, looked slightly different this year.
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Authors Demand Better Treatment from Albert Whitman & Co.
Editor's update: Joan He and Albert Whitman have reached an agreement under which He has regained ownership of her rights to Descendant of the Crane and Whitman is no longer selling the book. Whitman has also made internal changes aimed at quickly responding to any concerns raised by authors, agents, or illustrators regarding royalty statements and payments.
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DK to Partner with the Met
DK and the Metropolitan Museum of Art have announced a strategic partnership to launch a line of children's books that will encompass art, history, and culture—the worlds curated by the museum.
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Children's Publishers in California Provide an Escape
As schools, libraries, and bookstores closed around the country this spring, California children’s publishers responded with a bevy of new books and virtual experiences to help families cope.
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2020 CBC Diversity Awards: 'Experience, Strength, and Hope'
Members of the children's book community gathered virtually on November 5 to celebrate the Children's Book Council's third annual CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards.
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Reading with Olympia: Olympia Pats the Bunny!
Former publisher Betsy Groban reflects on the joys of storytime with her baby granddaughter, Olympia, in our continuing series.
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Imagine & Wonder Takes Flight Next Spring
"Expanding Minds" is the tag line selected by Imagine & Wonder, a boutique New York publisher set to release its debut books in February 2021.
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Expect the Unexpected from Enchanted Lion’s 'Unruly' Imprint
After publishing children's books, many in translation, for more than 15 years, Enchanted Lion has announced the spring 2021 debut of Unruly, an imprint dedicated to the expansion of the picture book format to more experimental visual territory and to older age groups.
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TV Alert: 'Alex Rider'
On November 13, British writer Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling YA thriller series, Alex Rider, will expand to include an eight-episode show, released on Amazon’s free streaming service IMDb TV.
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Licensing Hotline: November 2020
Read on for news about Running Press's Crayola-themed books, Sesame Street titles tied to current events, Bookful's new deal with Mattel, King Features' expansion of Moomin representation rights, new apparel for birthday girl Maisy, and more.
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YA Nonfiction Takes Teen Readers Seriously
We spoke with a number of editors about the ways their new and forthcoming YA nonfiction is tackling timely and difficult issues for socially conscious teens.
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Little Genius Books to Launch in Spring 2021
Board books, picture books, activity books, and novelty books are among the formats that will be released by Little Genius Books, an independent children's publisher that will roll out its debut titles next April.
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Children's Publishers Celebrate Halloween Online
While in-person celebrations were on hold this year, several children's book publishers held virtual parties as staffers showed off costumes inspired by favorite characters and books.
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DK Makes Its First Foray into Fiction
A pioneer publisher of children's illustrated nonfiction on both sides of the Atlantic, DK is entering the fiction arena with two action-based, character-driven series for young readers.
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In Brief: November 5, 2020
This week, four authors speak about young female fury; Christina Hammonds Reed and Liara Tamani draw a crowd on Crowdcast; Tracey Hecht virtually visits a Kentucky library; and five Scholastic authors venture to Riverdale.
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Books of Wonder Moves to New Location in NYC
This past Saturday, when Books of Wonder opened the doors to its new storefront at 42 West 17th Street in Manhattan, it was the start of a new chapter and the store's sixth downtown location in 40 years.
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2020 Children's Book Week Wraps with Fall Celebration
The Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader are putting the finishing touches on the fall leg of the 2020 Children's Book Week, closing out this year’s two-part program honoring children's books and the love of reading.
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Children's Job Moves: October 2020
Job moves in children's publishing during October 2020.
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Christy Ottaviano Books Moves to Little, Brown
Publisher Christy Ottaviano is taking her imprint from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group to Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; the imprint's first list at LBYR will debut in 2022.
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Sterling Teen to Debut in Spring
Sterling Publishing is poised to enter the YA market in spring 2021 with the launch of Sterling Teen, an imprint that will issue fiction across a spectrum of genres, as well as nonfiction.
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